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MATH 131: COLLEGE TRIGONOMETRY
Students will be able to:
1. Find the composition of two functions.
2. Find the inverse of a function.
3. Find using the graphing calculator the sine, cosine, tangent, cosecant, secant, and cotangent of any acute angle.
4. Find the trig values of special angles, 30o and 60o.
5. Solve right triangles using Right Triangle Trig and/or The Pythagorean Theorem.
6. Solve special triangles
a. Right Triangle
b. Isosceles Right Triangle
7. Solve applied problems involving right triangles.
8. Convert degrees to radians and vice versa.
9. Find the value of the 6 trig functions of any angle (degrees or radian measure).
10. Solve oblique triangles using the Law of Sines.
11. Solve oblique triangles using the Law of Cosines.
12. Solve applied problems involving oblique triangles.
13. Find the area of triangles using the formula A = ½ ab sin C and Heron’s Formula
14. Find the domain and range of the trigonometric functions.
15. Graph the Sin Function.
16. Graph the Cos Function.
17. Graph the Shifts of Sin/Cos Functions.
18. Write equations of Sin and Cos Functions.
19. Graph the Tan and Cot Functions.
20. Graph the Sec and Csc Functions.
21. Graph the Inverse Sin Function.
22. Graph the Inverse Cos Function.
23. Simplify trigonometric expressions.
24. Prove trigonometric identities using fundamental identities and algebraic operations.
25. Verify trigonometric identities using the graphic calculator.
26. Solve trigonometric equations.
27. Find the Sum and Difference of Two Angles using the Formulas.
28. Use the Double Angle Formulas to find values.
29. Use the Half Angle Formulas to find values.
30. Write logbn = e in be = n form and vice versa.
31. Evaluate ex and ln x functions using the calculator.
32. Graph ex
33. Graph ln x
34. Solve applied problems using log functions.
35. Expand a log expression using the Properties of Logs.
36. Solve log equations algebraically and graphically.
37. Solve exponential equations algebraically and graphically.